A Pioneer Alphabet

Author : Mary Alice Downie,Mary Jane Gerber

Paperback

Published : Tuesday 13 October 2009

ISBN : 9780887769610

Price : €9.30

Description

A is for Abigail and Anna, Zebediah’s two sisters. He is making them an alphabet book.

From B, which stands for bandalore, a forerunner of the yoyo, H for the hornbook that taught children to spell, and on through the pigeons that blackened the sky, to the uniform that Papa wore when he defended the king, right through to X for the eXhaustion of parents who are homesteading. This lovely romp through the seasons on a pioneer farm is full of fascinating information.

Artist Mary Jane Gerber has placed numerous items in each of her paintings and detailed borders, and there is a useful list of them for readers to find. Author Mary Alice Downie has included detailed background notes, making this a sweet introduction to our history.

You may also like ...

A Pioneer Alphabet

by Mary Alice Downie,Mary Jane Gerber

Paperback

13 Oct 2009

Childrens / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction

€9.30

Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days

Mary Engelbreit's The Littlest Night Be...

by Mary Engelbreit,Mary Engelbreit

Hardback

27 Oct 2022

Childrens / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction

€15.20

Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days

The Little Forest Keepers

by Mary Lundquist,Mary Lundquist

Hardback

17 Feb 2022

Childrens picture books

€15.20

Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days

Mary Engelbreit's Little Book of Thanks

by Mary Engelbreit,Mary Engelbreit

Hardback

07 Sep 2021

€15.20

Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days

Reviews